“Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what
happens to you” –Aldous Huxley
Hey, so for those of you who
don't know, sometime towards the end of the school year of 2011-2012 I received
an opportunity to apply for the AFS Speedwell Scholarship for a foreign
exchange program in Spain. As you can probably guess from the reason I am
writing this blog... I did apply and I
got it! I received the exciting news while I was managing at my school’s boy’s
lacrosse game. I think the best reaction to the news-- that basically describes
the way everyone felt at the moment-- was my best friend Chelsey’s reaction.
Since she was at the lacrosse game with me she was the first to know. The
moment I hung up the phone I sprinted over to her, grabbed her hands, and
started a little jump dance while chanting that I got the scholarship. Being my best friend and all, she
automatically joined me in my celebratory happy dance until it struck her… I
was leaving. She abruptly stopped jumping, leaving me awkwardly jumping alone
until I noticed her gapping expression. “YOU’RE LEAVING ME?!” Her reaction was
the definition of priceless. And as
amusing as it was, it made sense: everyone was happy about the wonderful
opportunity I was given, but no one truly wanted me to leave (well maybe a
few). One moment some unknown number
is calling me and the next thing I know I am making one of the biggest
decisions of my life: to stay or not to stay? (that is the question) So my
answer by now should be obvious: I’m going. It is one of those things you know if you pass
up you will regret it for the rest of your life knowing you gave up too soon.
Yes, I am scared and yea, I am going to miss everyone so much, but no, I cannot
risk spending the rest of my life thinking about all the “what if I had gone”
questions. So after doing a little soul searching (and googling) I decided
that: I, Lexy Rhoden, am heading to Spain on September 6th. And here is where you can follow (in a totally
not creepy sort of way) me on my adventure: from the hard goodbyes to the
welcome back hugs.
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